Intel introduced ‘the first processor in the x86 series and the first 8086 microprocessor’ on this day in 1978 — CPU was designed as a temporary substitute for the delayed iAPX 432 project
…Direct 8086 successors like the 80286, 80386, and 80486 would spearhead the Wintel alliance and establish the PC compatible as the default choice for productivity, home computing, and computer gaming enthusiasts until…
